Vishwa Fernando Shines in Sri Lanka's Test Against Bangladesh

Recently, Sri Lanka's left-arm pacer Vishwa Fernando has been in the spotlight for his impressive performance in the second Test against Bangladesh. On the opening day of the match, which was affected by rain and bad light, Fernando claimed key wickets to help restrict Bangladesh's innings.

According to reports from the match at the Singhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first. However, their innings was marked by a slow start, with Vishwa Fernando striking early to dismiss Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto for just 8 runs off 31 balls in the second over after lunch[4]. Shanto had previously scored two centuries in the first Test at Galle.

Other notable performances from Sri Lanka included left-arm spinner Sonal Dinusha, who took two wickets on his debut, and fast bowlers Asitha Fernando, who also took two wickets each[4]. Despite several Bangladesh batters making starts of 20-plus runs, the highest score was by opener Shadman Islam with 46 runs[4].

The match was interrupted by an hour-long rain delay, limiting play to 71 overs on the first day. Bangladesh ended the day at 220-8, setting a challenging scenario for the second day[4].